Accident to Express Driver. Struck by a Piece of Coal
Driver W. Wells, while in charge of the second engine on the Broken Hill express on Monday morning, met with a serious accident while the express was…
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Mining & the mines, 1912
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The Coal Strike. Minimum Wage Dill Condemned. [Reuter's Message.] London
At a mass meeting of the Northumberland miners Mr. Benton condemned the Minimum Wage Bill At a meeting of colliers at…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Gates Oh Mine Gages. a New Regulation Framed. to Be Gazeited Shortly. Sydney
In the Assembly yesterday afternoon, the Minister fer Mines (Mr. Edden) stated in reply to Mr. Cann that he had framed a new regulation for the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Coal Strike. Schedule Must Be Inoorporated in Bill. Number of Fatal Accidents Among Unemployed. Loudon
Addresing 5000 miners at Castleford, Mr. Herbert Smith, president of the Miners' Association, said that no Tory Government could introduce a worse…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wonthaggi State Coal Mine. the Wheelers Refuse to Work. Mining Operations Stopped. Men Demand Reinstatement of Dismissed Wheelers. Melbourne
Matters in connection with the troubles at the State coal mine at Wonthaggi reached a climax yesterday, when the wheelers refused to work,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Coal Strike. Miners' Federation Not Suable. Appeal by Prime Minister. Coal Selling at £2 11s. a Ton. Severe Hardships Owing to Shortage of Fuel. [Reuter's Message.] London
Three miners claimed damages from the Lancashire Miners' Federation because their masters dismissed them in order to prevent a threatened strike…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Seventy Miners Entombed. Welch (West Vir.)
An explosion in the mine of the Jed Coal and Coke Company entombed 70 miners. Ten were rescued alive, and one dead body was recovered…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Miners on Strike. Trouble in Victoria. Ararat Mines Closed Down. A.M.A. Asks for a Conference. Directors Appoint Delegates. Melbourne
Meetings of the directors of the various mining companies, of which the employees went out on strike, against the determination of a wages board in…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Protecting Mining Men. Sydney
The Government has promised to consider the request to afford protection to all mining men when they make gold discoveries…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The South Mine Fatality. Alleged Negligence in Notifying Police
The ambulance driver, who conveyed the body of Mr. George Burton to the morgue on Monday afternoon, complained that no policeman was sent…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Coal for Japan. British Orders Cancelled. Tokio
Many orders for coal which were sent to Britain have been cancelled and transferred to Germany and the United States. Japanese coal has…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The South Mine Fatality Coroner's Inquest. Verdict of Accidental Death
At the Court House this afternoon, Mr. T. Hall, coroner, conducted an inquiry, without a jury, into the death of Mr. George Burton, who was killed…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Barrier Miner. Wednesday, March 27, 1912. the Great Coal Strike
A strike in the coal trade is one of the most serious that can take place. A stoppage of the supply of coal has a disastrous effect upon industry in a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Anti-trust Act. Cases Against Coal Merchants Further Adjourned. Melbourne
In the Melbourne District Court yesterday the charges by the Customs Department against James Paterson and Co., Limited, and the Melbourne…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Cates on Mine Cages. Question Dealt with by Cabinet. a Regulation to Be Gazetted To-day. Sydney
One of the questions dealt with at yesterday's meeting of the Cabinet had reference to the provision of gates for cages used by men employed in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Coal Strike. a Conference Proves a Fiasco. Men Returning to Work in Several Districts. Workers Clotheless and Starving. [Reuter a Message.] London
After two days of persuasion the Prime Minister succeeded in inducing the owners to meet the men and confer. The meeting was a fiasco…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Seventy Miners Entombed. Welch (West Vir.)
An explosion in the mine of the Jed Coal and Coke Company entombed 70 miners. Ten were rescued alive, and one dead body was recovered…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Mine Explosion. Death Roll Will Exceed 80. Six Bodies Recovered. [Reuter's Message.] Bluefield (West Vir.)
The latest reports of the explosion in the Jed Coal and Coke Company's mine, which occurred on Monday, state that the deathroll will exceed 80…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Protection of Miners Resuming Work. Shortage of Strike Pay. Minimum Wage Bill Passes Its Third Reading. Amendment for 5/ a Day Rejected. London
The War Office is expected to call out the reserves to protect miners willing to work. The strike pay in the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Coal Strike. a Conference Proves a Fiasco. Men Returning to Work in Several Districts. Workers Clotheless and Starving. [Reuter's Message.] London
After two days of persuasion the Prime Minister succeeded in inducing the owners to meet the men and confer. The meeting was a fiasco…
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